What’s a Wellness Coach?

A classmate passed along this article about wellness coaches and I think it’s a great description of what they do. The article calls wellness coaches a mix of a life coach, personal trainer and counselor. They’re like the interpreters between the doctor who says, “you need to eat right and exercise 30 minutes a day” and the patient who hears, “yada yada yada.” The coach helps realistically put those words into practice for the individual. That means providing direction, figuring out how much they’re willing to change, and taking the first baby steps with them.

It’s exciting to see wellness coaches playing such an important and valuable role in healthcare. And what’s more exciting is to see insurance companies covering sessions with a wellness coach for people with certain chronic conditions.

IIN, where I’m going to school, is leading the way in this new approach to healthcare, or “wellcare.”

Megan Adams Brown, CHC, is a certified health coach for the whole family. She helps busy women get their energy back and makes meal planning and cooking easy. Her family meal planning tools and healthy kid-friendly recipes will help you spend less time cooking while enjoying the most nutritious foods that are delicious too. Click “Programs” to learn more.

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Megan Adams Brown, CHC, is a certified health coach for the whole family. Based in Austin, Texas, Megan has worked with people from all over to help them have more energy, lose weight, end food cravings, improve eating habits, and more to achieve better health. Since becoming a mom, Megan loves showing other moms how to get their energy back and make meal planning and cooking easy. She also specializes in working with families with child food allergies and sensitivities. Megan develops family meal planning tools and creates healthy kid-friendly recipes to help you spend less time cooking while enjoying the most nutritious foods that are delicious too!